Suchergebnisse

Defining Britain: home and away -- Politics and representation -- Scottish independence referendum case study -- Brexit referendum case study -- Politics and policy -- Some international comparisons -- UK's departure from the EU case study -- Conclusion: British politics in a changing and turbulent environment.

1. Unionism and nationalism : the historical context of contemporary Scottish politics / Ewen Cameron -- 2. How Scotland votes : elections and electoral behaviour in Scotland / Craig McAngus -- 3. The quality of Scottish democracy / Thomas Lundberg -- 4. Political parties in Scotland / Duncan McTavish -- 5. Corks on a beach? : finding a hard budget constraint for Scottish government / Paul Hallwood and Ronald MacDonald -- 6. Scottish local government : past, present and futures / Colin Mair -- 7. Civil service and the machinery of government / Richard Parry -- 8. Social policy in a devolved Scotland : different, fairer? / Kirstein Rummery -- 9. Gender and equality in Scotland : mind the gap / Gillian Fyfe and Karen Jonhston -- 10. Scotland and the world / Michael Keating -- 11. A small country in a bigger country or a small country in a big world? / Richard Kerley -- 12. The future of Scottish government and public policy : a distinctive Scottish style / Paul Cairney -- 13. Scotland and British constitutional reform / Matt Qvortrup -- 14. The media and politics in Scotland / David Hutchison.

There have been three broad boundary definitions explaining the borders of the state, third sector and civil society in the UK in the last 100 years or so. First is the pre 1930s (relatively) small state, albeit substantially increased by military expenditures up to and through two world wars, but with a limited if growing range of social and welfare provision: the space thus existing was occupied by the voluntary and charitable sector, philanthropy and civil society outwith the state. In some UK cities major healthcare and hospital provision was provided by this sector, sometimes in association with local authorities and overseen by Boards, Guardians and others, pretty much independent of the state and often funded locally. Second has been the post 1940s social investment and welfare provision underwritten by the state and largely delivered through central and local government institutions. This led to the nationalisation and growth of services with civil society's and third sector's roles delimited within the 'welfare state'.